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HELEN C. PIPER, PRINCIPAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ANGELINE M. WIERENGA, ^^ JUDGE A. H. ANGSTMAN, PRESIDENT
BUSINESS MANAGER MOMTAMA D P A (T^ O N P" ^ ^ ^f^WOOI R. D. RADER, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
HAROLD E. LONGMAID,
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
CORA M. STUKENBERG. ^ BOARDING SCHOOL FOR
FIELD SECRETARY BOYS AND GIRLS "^^^ *' ''■ ''"°^' ^^'^''^TARY
CHARLES E. CUNNINGHAM, J- E. ERICKSON
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE W IT I C N.I A MOKITANLA OSCAR A. ANDERSON
HELENA, MONTA^^ygp^J^,Q^,g OFFIC^—- —
Mrs. EMMA GAMER
HfSLENA. MONT,
CHARLES McFARLAND MARTIN ROEDER JAMES W. SCOTT
06"bober' 28^ 193£iJol IWJM d "" 1935 Lja^v. walter b. spaulding
7i8i9!ip|lljJJ|l|i|8i4(5|6
Dear Friend: >*•
I feel quite sure that all of our friends are anxiously awaiting news of our nost remarkable deliverance-. So I eai taking this raeans of telling you. Please feel that it is a personal letter. You can readily see that I have not time to Virrite to each one of you individually*
On the night of October 18th, all of the ladies were downstairs at our weekly meeting. There had been one heavy quake just a short tii:ie before we carae down. As we came together, each one remarked,. "I hope that is the last one," for just one week before we had quite a severe one which made many cracks on the walls. In about an hour there came a crash and with the crash the weaving of the build¬ ing. Truly, the walls went in and out in a most indescribable way. Plastering fell and the lights went off^ Our children were on the upper floors, ITe called to them to be quiet, that we/were coming. Some went up and the old gardener and myself went to the basement to get candles. The boys on the fifth floor had been organized and were v/orking under student government, Y»hen the housemother went dOT,vn in the evening she told the boys that if anything happened to get
their teams together, ^ •
■.■ I . ' '
The walls went out on the fifth floor. Radiators came down. Those brave youngsters jumped out of bed and got their teams together, Y/e could hear them calling to each other to be quiet and not get excited. Every experience has its huraorous side. One of the boys who was quite nervous started to r-un and his captain said, "You stand still in line^ or I«ll knock the tar out of you,"" By the time the housemother got upstairs they were all lined up. They came on down to the fourth floor and helped with the little fellows. The little girls were aided by the older girls and saae of the teachers, I know you will all be quite proud of our school manageraent when I tell you that in six minutes time in a dark house the children were all taken out and not one child cried.
The next morning when we looked at the building and shw how huge granite blocks were hanging on the edge of the fire escapes, we felt more than ever that our Father was taking care of us as we went out of the building*
Just a few minutes after we were out the yard seemed to be filled with people. The neighbors and members of our Board rushed to our aid. The child¬ ren were quite comfortable, because those of them who were not dressed had on their bathrobes, Yfe had to fix some place for them to sleep. The men went to the third floor (the big girls* departnaent) and threw out mattresses and bedding. The lights came on by this time, Yfe moved the autos out of the garage which is steaia-heated and placed the mattresses on the floor. It was early morning before the children quieted down. Those who had parents or friends in Helena were taken into town by them that night*

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HELEN C. PIPER, PRINCIPAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ANGELINE M. WIERENGA, ^^ JUDGE A. H. ANGSTMAN, PRESIDENT
BUSINESS MANAGER MOMTAMA D P A (T^ O N P" ^ ^ ^f^WOOI R. D. RADER, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
HAROLD E. LONGMAID,
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
CORA M. STUKENBERG. ^ BOARDING SCHOOL FOR
FIELD SECRETARY BOYS AND GIRLS "^^^ *' ''■ ''"°^' ^^'^''^TARY
CHARLES E. CUNNINGHAM, J- E. ERICKSON
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE W IT I C N.I A MOKITANLA OSCAR A. ANDERSON
HELENA, MONTA^^ygp^J^,Q^,g OFFIC^—- —
Mrs. EMMA GAMER
HfSLENA. MONT,
CHARLES McFARLAND MARTIN ROEDER JAMES W. SCOTT
06"bober' 28^ 193£iJol IWJM d "" 1935 Lja^v. walter b. spaulding
7i8i9!ip|lljJJ|l|i|8i4(5|6
Dear Friend: >*•
I feel quite sure that all of our friends are anxiously awaiting news of our nost remarkable deliverance-. So I eai taking this raeans of telling you. Please feel that it is a personal letter. You can readily see that I have not time to Virrite to each one of you individually*
On the night of October 18th, all of the ladies were downstairs at our weekly meeting. There had been one heavy quake just a short tii:ie before we carae down. As we came together, each one remarked,. "I hope that is the last one" for just one week before we had quite a severe one which made many cracks on the walls. In about an hour there came a crash and with the crash the weaving of the build¬ ing. Truly, the walls went in and out in a most indescribable way. Plastering fell and the lights went off^ Our children were on the upper floors, ITe called to them to be quiet, that we/were coming. Some went up and the old gardener and myself went to the basement to get candles. The boys on the fifth floor had been organized and were v/orking under student government, Y»hen the housemother went dOT,vn in the evening she told the boys that if anything happened to get
their teams together, ^ •
■.■ I . ' '
The walls went out on the fifth floor. Radiators came down. Those brave youngsters jumped out of bed and got their teams together, Y/e could hear them calling to each other to be quiet and not get excited. Every experience has its huraorous side. One of the boys who was quite nervous started to r-un and his captain said, "You stand still in line^ or I«ll knock the tar out of you"" By the time the housemother got upstairs they were all lined up. They came on down to the fourth floor and helped with the little fellows. The little girls were aided by the older girls and saae of the teachers, I know you will all be quite proud of our school manageraent when I tell you that in six minutes time in a dark house the children were all taken out and not one child cried.
The next morning when we looked at the building and shw how huge granite blocks were hanging on the edge of the fire escapes, we felt more than ever that our Father was taking care of us as we went out of the building*
Just a few minutes after we were out the yard seemed to be filled with people. The neighbors and members of our Board rushed to our aid. The child¬ ren were quite comfortable, because those of them who were not dressed had on their bathrobes, Yfe had to fix some place for them to sleep. The men went to the third floor (the big girls* departnaent) and threw out mattresses and bedding. The lights came on by this time, Yfe moved the autos out of the garage which is steaia-heated and placed the mattresses on the floor. It was early morning before the children quieted down. Those who had parents or friends in Helena were taken into town by them that night*